For smaller kitchens, there are often little things you can do to enhance your kitchen design ideas to be more chef-accessible. Setting up work stations in your kitchen, keeping in mind your daily cooking tasks, you can make sure all your tools are within reach. A mini kitchen remodel like this allows you to keep focused on the cooking at hand with ease of efficiency.

1. Light and whiteness can make a kitchen appear wider. You might be tempted to use a menagerie of bright colors when designing your kitchen. Strong lighting and modern colors, such as white, bone, or cream, can actually make your kitchen appear wider than it really is. When choosing colors, choose no more than two or three different ones; go for lighter, brighter colors which can reflect light.

One of the main aspects of your kitchen that needs to be considered is the layout. The cooking zone is often overlooked when it should be your top priority. Generally, you will want to center everything around your stove and the cook top. Along with your microwave oven, any other major tools, such as toaster oven, should be close by, as well.